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Richard III

I can smile, and murder while I smile

Starring: Ian McKellen, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Kristin Scott Thomas

Writer: Ian McKellen, Richard Eyre, Richard Loncraine, Richard Eyre, William Shakespeare

Release Date:
December 29, 1995
Ratings:
6.7 / 10
Director:
Richard Loncraine
Companies:
Mayfair Entertainment International

Overview

A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the rivaling houses of York and Lancaster. Richard aspires to a fascist dictatorship, but must first remove the obstacles to his ascension—among them his brother, his nephews and his brother's wife. When the Duke of Buckingham deserts him, Richard's plans are compromised.